3500 ACT Vocabulary
ACT Vocabularies: 3500 Words Words for ESL
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3500 ACT Vocabulary
Group (5) - Matching Quizzes
edify 
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 | (悦耳的) pPleasing or agreeable to ear; having a pleasant sound |
| (教导,启迪,陶冶) instruct or correct, especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement |
| (赞美之词) high praise; formal expression of praise; tribute |
| (神职的) minister or priest; cleric; one holding an office in the Christian ministry |
efficacy
2
| (延长的,扩大的) great in range or scope |
| (根除,灭绝) eliminate; eradicate; kill on a large scale; kill man |
| (席卷,吞没) absorb or swallow up as in a gulf; flow over or cover completely |
| (功效) power to produce desired effect |
emancipate
3
| (释放,解放) free from bondage, oppression, or restraint; liberate |
| (假人,被人憎恨的人物或形象) crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group; likeness or image, especially of a person |
| (恶化,加剧) increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| (有魄力) full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative |
embroider
4
| (镶边,绣花,添油加醋) decorate with needlework; add details to |
| (释放,解放) freeing someone from the control of another |
| (苛刻的) making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention |
| (装饰) adorn; make beautiful, as by ornamentation; decorate |
empirical
5
| (墓志铭,挽联) inscription on tombstone in memory |
| (镶边,绣花,添油加醋) decorate with needlework; add details to |
| (经验主义) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory |
| (功效) power to produce desired effect |
ensconce
6
| (安排妥当) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (晋升,赞扬) raise in rank or dignity; praise |
| (作为典型,具体化) serve as an example of; embody |
| (墓志铭,挽联) inscription on tombstone in memory |
epitaph
7
| (博学的) learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
| (末端,极端,极度) end; utmost point; outermost or farthest point or portion |
| (难以理解的,深奥的) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (墓志铭,挽联) inscription on tombstone in memory |
escapade
8
| (迸出,惊叹) act of throwing or shooting out; darting or casting forth; uttering of exclamations, or of brief exclamatory phrases |
| (有魄力) full of initiative; marked by aggressive ambition and energy and initiative |
| (博学的) learned; scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books |
| (胡闹,奇怪、出格的行为) wild and exciting undertaking; adventurous or unconventional act |
ethereal
9
| (赞美之词) high praise; formal expression of praise; tribute |
| (释放,解放) freeing someone from the control of another |
| (轻的,空气的,像天堂的) light as air; heavenly; unusually refined |
| (苛刻的) making severe demands; rigorous; requiring great care, effort, or attention |
exacerbate
10
| (安排妥当) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (轻的,空气的,像天堂的) light as air; heavenly; unusually refined |
| (瘦弱的,脆弱的) very thin especially from disease or hunger |
| (恶化,加剧) increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |